It's that time of year again! We are in the process of gathering your information for the 2008 - 2009 SABOMA Membership Directory. Regular, Associate & Allied members were sent surveys to be completed by May 15, 2008. The information collected from the surveys will be used to produce the 2008 - 2009 Membership Directory. If you did not receive an e-mail copy of the survey, please contact the SABOMA office via e-mail at staff@saboma.org.

In addition we have sent advertising information to all Allied Members. Advertising information must be received by May 30, 2008. If you have not received information on how to advertise your company in the Yellow Pages of the Directory, please contact us ASAP.

The SABOMA GREEN Committee is looking for new members. This new committee will work with SABOMA to initiate the acceptance of the "BOMA International 7 Point Challenge" this year. To learn more about the "7 Point Challenge visit http://www.boma.org/AboutBOMA/7pointchallenge/ . The committee will also work to raise our memberships awareness on environmental issues and provide pertinent information on how going green can be "value added" for your property.

Our goal is to have representatives from the industrial, medical office, commercial office and retail market which will provide us with a mix from each sector of the San Antonio real estate market. If you are an Allied member that is involved in the Green initiave this is a great opportunity for you to work with local membership. Most of all we are calling on members who want to learn more about going green as it is one of the most important issues in the commercial property management field.

If you are interested in joining the Green Committee, please visit the SABOMA website at http://www.saboma.org / and click on the leadership tab and then click on Join a Committee.

The first Green Committee meeting will be held at the Catholic Life Building on May 15th at 3:30 in the 9th floor conference room. There will be two meetings in May in an effort to get the committee up and running. The committee will meet again on May, 22 at the Catholic Life Building at 3:30. Check the SABOMA website calendar for more information.

Development Service is offering a Lunch and Learn training session this Friday, May 16, at 11:00 in Training Room A. Please join us as Gilead Ziemba discusses Fire Plan Review Denial Comments and Resolution. No reservations are required.

Training Room A is located on the second floor of the Development Services Department, 1901 S. Alamo, San Antonio TX 78204. For directions, please visit www.sanantonio.gov/dsd/directions.asp. Please bring your lunch and join the meeting.

SABOMA Community Service Committee is asking our members to start a building and or company drive to raise funds for the Methodist Children's Hospital. These contributions will help purchase WII Systems, hand held games and accessories for all pediatric inpatient units. Our fundraiser has been extended until June 20, 2008.

Please contact staff@saboma.org and we will send you a great flyer for you to insert your building information and then all you have to do is distribute them! If you would like to personally contribute to the fundraiser, please make your check payable to SABOMA and send to 1635 NE Loop 410, Suite 600 San Antonio, TX 78209.

We hope that you will distribute these flyers to your tenants, co-workers & customers. Help us make this one of our most successful fund raisers. It is for such a great cause!

The 2008-2009 Texas BOMA Legal Handbook is now available. The Legal Handbook is an up to date compilation of statures and rules affecting the leasing and operation of commercial buildings in Texas. It also includes legal counsel's commentary, suggested forms, legal articles and recommended procedures. Texas BOMA is active in legal and legislative matters affecting the commercial real estate industry in Texas.

The cost of the Legal Handbook is $150.00 to SABOMA members. To reserve your copy of the 2008 - 2009 Texas BOMA Legal Handbook today, please visit our website at http://www.saboma.org / and choose the online payment tab. If you are unable to purchase the handbook online, please send an e- mail to staff@saboma.org requesting that the Legal Handbook be sent you. Please include your shipping and billing information in your e-mail request.

The Education Committee is diligently working to bring the Legal Handbook seminar to our members. We will keep you updated.

Good afternoon all. P.J. had a bone marrow aspiration on Wednesday.... Please say a special prayer for him. This is standard as they are hoping to start his last and final round of chemo next week. Hopefully he will bounce back quickly and be able to spend most of the summer like a normal kid. He is planning to go to the American Cancer Society's summer camp in July so keep your fingers crossed that he is able to do that. For now things are wonderful. Monday he got the green light to swim... he's been in the pool ever since!!! Both boys are having a ball, it's funny how something like a pool can keep them so entertained. Pat and I just sit and laugh at the crazy things they say.

I will email as soon as we know when the next round will begin. Hope all of you are doing well.

Take care and God Bless,

Laura